Mail box



June'z', 1931. A,ZAPART 1,807,611

MAIL BOX F'led May 2,7. 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet l June 2, 1931. A. zAPAR-r MAIL BOX Filed May 27. 1929 llllll" Patented June 2, 1931 Unirse STATES PATENT OFFICE ANDREW ZAPART, F BROOKLYN, NEW YORK MAIL BOX Application led May 27, 1929. Serial No. 366,203.

The present invention relatels to inail loxes through lwhiclh mail mattle), such as letters, is and has for itsinain object tie genera imcepositec wit iin t e mai ox. proveinent of the mail boxes. Said side walls 13 at their upper ends and A further object of the present invention is adjacent their rear edges are provided with the provision of a mail box which may be projections 16 provided with openings 'for durable in construction and eflcient in its receiving` therewithin lugs 1'1" made in top operation. cover 18 which normally rests upon said top A further Aobject of the present invention is wall 14 andv covers slot 15. Thus it will be the provision of a mailbox with various atseen that said projections 16 and lugs 17 prol@ tachments which would afford reception of vida hicrlige ftr said covi' 18. 'f 7^ bulky mail packages. ie si e wa Ls 13 on t eir inner aces are A still further bject of the present invenlined with wooden walls 19. tion is the provision of amail box which could The device further includes a pair of sprin be permanently mounted upon a wall. members 20 havino' their upper ends coiled A still further object of the present invenand contacting with front wall 11. The 55 tion is the provision of a mail box consisting upper terminations of said sprinfrs carry of an outer and an inner receptacle wherein rod 2 1 which holds said springsciii relative thlnnertreceptace nliaj shift verticaltlly witli plclsitikpn. 1 levplaperls o other liled grail in e ou er rece ac e or removin e mai i e a e eiinc sai sorinfrs a ric- 20 deposited in thelbox. g tiorirallypheld against the frdnt @all 11 pre- With the above general objects in view and venting displacement. The lower ends of Others that Will appear as the nature 0f thev Said Spring members 20 include llOIlZOntal invention is better understood,` the same conportions 22 and upright portions 23. Said sists in the novel construction7 combination upright portions 23 of springs 2O are receiv- 2,5 and arrangement of partshereinafter more able within cut-away portionsomade in the 75 fully described, illustratedin the accompaiiyrear lower edges of side walls 1e and wooden iilig drawings and pointed out in the appended Iillllsfalc, ig? Uiiaiassliilgbliasogtipnpple c aims. s o L In the drawings forming a part ofthis apflush with the rear edges of sidewalls 13 and plication, and in which like designatingchariooden wallfs 19, as centopl Figsdhzijlid 3. so acters refer to corres ondinfr artsthrouvh- Y HlelDS O SCTGWS a le llprlfr 0r- Out the Several View/Sap c p n tions 23 said springs 2O are rigidly iiiouilited i? iff. i a ve ca cross-sec iona view o e e the nail bsox thle biew havin@ been taken on 31"@ relatively long eXtendng fofwa'dy 0f 85 1in@ 2 2 of fro. 3 t said front wall 11 and are adapted to receive Fig 3 is thecr'eal, View of the box with the upon the free portions thereof shelf 25 which rear an thereof removed v has an upwardly bent strip 26 which Contacts F.O 4 I t. 1 f th .1 with the lower edge of said front wall 11 and b 1C dlg amare eva 101m VIEW() emal is affixed thereto and to the wooden walls es OZ m15 19 by means of screws 27. Centrally of said 1g 1.5 a transvere CrOSSSeCtlOnal 713W upright strip 26 as well as in said front wall of the mall b0X1-the WGW havmg been taken 11 there is an opening 28 for the purpose 0111111@ O f F1a?- f Whieh will be hereinafter described. seid Refer'mg 1n detail t0 the Present dI'aWmgS shelf 25 is ada ated to receive other bulk mail 95 l Y there 1S S} 10W 1 thelelll the Outer receptacle incapable of being positioned within the mail generally indicated by numeral 10 and conbox through slot 15; Y sisting of the fr ontwall 11, rear wall 12, side The rear or back wall 12 of the present walls 13 and an inclined top wall 1 4, the latter invention is affixed to the wooden walls 19 being provided with a longitudinal slot 15 by means of a plurality of screws 29 and over- 100 laps the rear upright portions 23 of the spring members 20. The upper edge oi' said rear wall 12 is adapted to receive a narrow plate 30 which is secured to the wooden walls 19 by means of screws 31 which pass through said rear wall 12. An opening 32 is made in the central portion ot said narrow plate 30 which registers with a similar opening made in the rear wall 12 for the purpose oi hangingr the outer receptacle of the mail box upon a nail on the wall.

At the lower edge of said rear wall l2 there is plate 33 attached to the receptacle by means of a plurality ot screws 34 driven into the wooden side walls 19, which latter screws pass through said rear wall 12. lntegrrally formed with said plate 33 and downwardly projecting therefrom is a narrow member 35 terminating in a hook 35 which is forwardly bent. One object of said hook 36 is to receive thereupon bulky packages which may be suspended upon said hook by string or cord which ordinarily encompasses the package.

The front wall 11, substa ntially at the central portion and transversely7 thereof, has a series of rather narrow openinqs 37, and adjacent its lower end said wall 11 is further provided with round openings 38. Card 39 bearing the name o1 the owner ot the mail receptacle is positioned rearwardly oilE said front wall 11 in such a way as to permit registerinf` of the name with slots 37 so that the same may be visible therethrough. Below said card 39 transparent sheet 40 made ot Celluloid or any other suitable material, is positioned for the purpose of covering openingr 39, which prevents moisture or dust from enteringwithin the receptacle, but at the same time permits visibility within the receptacle so that the owner of the box may lool( thereinto through said openings 33 to see if there is any mail deposited in the receptacle. Said sheet 40 has upwardly projectingr ears 41 made at the upper edge of said sheet 40 which support the lower edge ot card 39 and prevent bending or deflection ot said card 39 within the outer receptacle of the mail box.

Metallic resilient frame 42 is provided at the rear face of the front plate 11 wherein said card 39 and sheet 40 Ymay be inserted and held in position upon said front plate 11.

Plate 33 and rear wall12 are provided with registering apertures 43, which are in alinement with openings 29 in the front wall 11 and strip 26 for the purpose which will be hereinafter stated,

It is understood thatthe outer receptacle hereinabove described is devoid of any lower wall, at the bottom it being' open for the purpose of receiving' therethrough inner receptacle which includes lower or bottom wall 44, side walls 45 and comparatively short rear wall 46, it being' devoid of any front or top walls. This inner receptacle is positioned within the outer receptacle and is adapted for upright sliding` movement therewithin. The bot-tom wall 44 of said inner receptacle constitutes a closure for the outer receptacle when the inner receptacle is in closed position within the outer receptacle as seen 011 Fig'. 2.

The side walls 45, which Contact with the inner faces olI wooden walls 19 of the outer receptacle are each provided with longitudinal slots 47 made centrally of said side walls 45 wherein screws 48, mounted upon side walls 19, are positioned. Said screws 48 hold the inner receptacle in position within the outer receptacle, but by virtue ot said slots 47 the inner receptacle is permitted to make upright sl lifting movement, as shown by dotted lines on Fig. 2. One of said side walls 45 is downwardly and rearwardly tapered as at 49, its one sharp end reaches the top wall 14 of the outer receptacle when theinner receptacle is in closed position within said outer receptacle. At the tapered edge 49 said one side wall 45 of the inner receptacle is provided with tooth 50 which is adapted to engage hook 51 o'l latching lever 52 which is pivoted upon one of the wooden walls 19 on pin 53. The other upper end ot said latching lever 52 has an inwardly turned end 54 by meansot which said latching lever 52 may be manually shifted upon pivot pin 53 for the purpose o1c disengaging hook 51 from tooth 50. This may be done by inserting linger within the outer receptacle through slot 15 of the upper wall 14. When this is done the inner receptacle by virtue oi its gravity will fall toward and upon hook 36 which constitutes an additional support for said inner re ceptacle when the same is in an open position illustrated by dotted lines on Figs. 1 and 2. One of the longer side walls 45 of the inner receptacle may be provided with an openingl 55 for receivingV bolt 56 ot lock 57 set within one adjacent wooden wall 19 and the corresponding side wall 13 of the outer receptacle.

lt is observed that the latching lever 52 is at all times longitudinally disposed relative to the wooden wall 19, its hook 51 being downwardly disposed. When the inner receptacle is shifted upwardly to the closed position said hook will automatically engage tooth 50 due to the fact that one edge of said hook 51 is tapered and corresponds to the tapered upper edge of side wall 45 of said inner receptacle. Therefore, when the inner receptacle is raised to its closed position within the outer receptacle hook 51 will ride upon the tapered edge 49 of side wall 45 of the inner receptacle until its engagement with tooth 50 is attained.

The rear wall 46 of the inner receptacle at its central portion is providedwith opening; 58 which is adapted to register with apertures 43 made in plate 33 and the rear lwall 12 of the outer receptacle when said inner receptacle is in an open position shown on dotted lines on Figs. l and 2. Consequently said opening 58 will be in alinement with openings Q8 made in the front wall 1l and strip 26 when said inner receptacle is in an open position. lVhen all of said openings register, screw 59 is passed through apertures i3 and is thereupon driven to the wall, the registering openings 28 and 58 permitting insertion of a screw driver or other implement for driving said screw 59 into the wali. Thus, when said screw is completely driven into the wall its head will be countersunk in the rear wall l2 of the outer receptacle permitting free and unobstructed upright shifting movement of said rear wall Li6 of the inner receptacle.

One of said side walis 45 of the inner receptacle has at its free edge a cut-away portion 6() permitting insertion of finger for 'the purpose of removing the mail deposited in the mail box, it being understood that any mail deposited therein will rest upon the bottom wall 44C of said' inner receptacle and when said receptacle is open or shifted downwardly to the position shown by dotted lines on Figs. l and 2, the mail therewithin will shift downwardly with said inner receptacle.

l/Vhile there is described herein a preferred embodiment of the present invention, it is nevertheless to be understood that minor changes may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

That I claim as new is:

1. A mail box comprising an outer receptacle, an inner receptacle, said inner receptacle being adapted for upright shifting movement within said outer receptacle, and locking means between said two receptacles automatically operable on upward shifting of said inner receptacle within said outer receptacle for interlocking the'two receptacles.

2. A mail box comprising an outer recep- 1 tacle, an inner receptacle, said inner receptacle being adapted for upright shifting movement within said outer receptacle, a latching lever suspended within the upper end of sai-d outer receptacle, and means upon said inner receptacle for automatically engaging said latching lever when Vsaid inner receptacle is in a closed position within said outer receptacle.

3. A mail box comprising an outer receptacle, said outer receptacle including side walls, wooden walls inwardly of said outer receptacle and abutting said side walls, spring members, said spring members having rear upright portions, the rear lower edges. of said side walls and said wooden walls having cut away portions for receiving said rear upright portion of said spring members, and a rear wall mounted upon said side walls and said wooden walls and attached to said wooden walls,said rear walls overlapping said rear upright portions of said spring members, said spring members having resilient front ends disposed forwardly of said receptacle for exerting tension upon the mail matter placed between said resilient ends of said receptacle.

4. In a mail box including inner and outer receptacles and wherein said inner receptacle is adapted to make upright shifting movement within said outer receptacle, a latching means between said two receptacles comprising a lever suspended within said outer receptacle, and a hook integrally formed at the lower end of said lever, said hook being adapted to engage said inner receptacle when the same is fully shifted within said outer receptacle.

5. In a mail boX including inner and outer receptacles and wherein said inner receptacle is adapted to make upright shifting movement within said outer receptacle, a latching means between said two receptacles comprising a lever suspended within said outer receptacle, a hook integrally formed at the lower end of said lever, one of the walls of said inner receptacle being tapered at its upper end for permitting the riding of said hook thereupon when said inner receptacle is shifted within said outer receptacle, and a tooth upon said tapered end for engaging said hook when said inner receptacle is fully shifted within said outer receptacle.

In testimony whereof I aiiiX my signature.

ANDREW ZAPART.

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